L e s s o n 343I am not asked to make a sacrifice
To find the mercy and the peace of God.

1 The end of suffering cannot be
loss. The gift of everything can but be gain. You only give. You
never take away. And You created me to be like You, so sacrifice
becomes impossible for me as well as You. I too must give, and so all
things are given unto me forever and forever. As I was created, I
remain. Your Son can make no sacrifice, for he must be complete,
having the function of completing You. I am complete because I am
Your Son. I cannot lose, for I can only give. And everything is mine
eternally.

2 The mercy and the peace of
God are free. Salvation has no cost. It is a gift that must be freely
given and received, and it is this that we would learn
today.

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